Fuichin-san

Toshiko Ueda's most representative work, serialized in Shojo Club (Kodansha) from 1955 to 1962.

Wang, the gatekeeper of the wealthiest family in Harbin, has a daughter named Huiqing.
Hui Chin is bright, straightforward and caring, and is loved by her fellow servants.
One day, while helping out as a shoe shiner, she picks up a fine purse and starts looking for its owner...

Includes eight stories, including "The Master of the House," "What's the Story" and "Bocchan's Partner".
(from ebookjapan)

• 1960 5th Shogakukan Manga Award winner along with Ueda's other serial Bonko-chan